Organisational Behaviour - EMBA Programme

Leading People and Organisations

The purpose of this course is to increase your effectiveness and skill in observing, understanding and leading behaviour in organisations. It is a class in applied behavioural science, which takes ideas and frameworks from psychology, social psychology and sociology and explores their implications for leadership and managerial practice. It is also designed to launch the Leadership Development Programme and provides a diagnostic framework for understanding and managing complex organisations. Sessions cover issues such as: communication in organisations; the role of individual differences in explaining behaviour; influence in a group setting; giving and receiving feedback; managing work; negotiation; and leadership.
 

Power & Politics in Organisations

This course is about learning to use power and influence as effective tools for both understanding your surroundings and achieving your goals. It’s about getting things done in the real world, where politics and personalities can often seem to hinder rather than help. It is a course for those who want to make things happen, despite the obstacles that might stand in your way. The course presents conceptual models and tactical approaches to help you understand political dynamics as they unfold around you and develop your own influence style. By focusing on specific expressions of power and influence, this course gives you the opportunity to observe their effective - and ineffective - uses in different contexts and stages of a person’s career.
 

Psychology of Leadership

This course applies cutting-edge findings from psychology and organisational behaviour to issues of leadership. As managers and leaders, the ability to handle interactions, both one-on-one and in small groups, far outweigh any other technical skills. What has been missing, and what this course will emphasise, is how to translate those research findings into practical tools, changing how things are done. The course is designed to provide you with concepts and competencies in four areas: individual effectiveness, emotional intelligence, leadership effectiveness, and team performance. The concepts will include both time-tested ideas and very recent findings, putting you at the cutting-edge of management thinking. You will also have the chance to practice and experiment with these ideas. Through class exercises, videotaped exercises and cases, you will have the opportunity to turn the concepts into competencies.